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On Monday, MGMA13 session speaker Carolyn Hartley equipped medical groups with top tactics for getting through audits and data breaches.

Political columnist George F. Will discusses America's myriad problems and their solutions, including our excessive healthcare spending and consumption.

Consultant Derek Kosiorek on critical technology issues practices are facing, and why physicians and practice managers should attend his two MGMA13 sessions.

The MGMA13 Conference has lots of insight and advice to offer medical practices. Let Physicians Practice be your guide.

Management expert Roger Gerard discusses how physicians can employ lean methodologies in their medical practices.

If your practice is reeling from a bad EHR implementation, don't despair. Consultant Carolyn Hartley shares techniques to recover and even excel.

From determining the true cost of services to adding technology and transparency to processes, there are several ways to improve your revenue cycle management.

Here are tips for managing three medical practice risk areas: HIPAA breaches, Medicare audits, and EHR liability issues.

Here's what a medical practice must consider as it evaluates hospital integration opportunities.

Meryl Luallin, a partner at consulting firm SullivanLuallin Group, shares how practices can easily boost their patient satisfaction scores.

Michael O'Connell of Marymount Hospital in Ohio discusses key steps your medical practice can take to ensure a safe environment for patients and staff.

The MGMA's Donna Knapp and Todd Evenson discuss current and looming quality and cost factors that are playing a role in physician compensation.

Vic Arnold, a managing director at Huron Consulting, discusses practice-alignment strategies that will aid long-term survival in a partnership.

Penny Noyes of Health Business Navigators discusses the typical components in payer agreements, and those that might cause practices trouble.

Consultant John Lutz discusses the transition from volume- to value-based healthcare and how medical practices can begin preparing today.

Physicians Practice Associate Editor Aubrey Westgate helps you plan your agenda for the first day of this year's MGMA13 Conference in San Diego.

Physicians Practice Associate Editor Marisa Torrieri helps you plan your agenda for the second day of this year's MGMA13 Conference in San Diego.

Physicians Practice Executive Editor Keith L. Martin helps you plan your agenda for the third day of this year's MGMA13 Conference in San Diego.

Use this tool to identify, track, and monitor revenue-enhancement and cost-containment strategies.

Ken Hertz of the MGMA Healthcare Consulting Group discusses the various options and opportunities for small medical practices to thrive in the future.

Stephanie Rollheiser, vice president of CompHealth Locum Tenens, explains how to get medical practice staff truly engaged in their jobs.

Meryl Luallin, of the SullivanLuallin Group, describes the benefits of shadow coaching for physicians receiving low patient satisfaction scores and/or complaints.

Consultant Elizabeth Woodcock, a presenter at the MGMA12 Conference in San Antonio, discusses tips to improve patient collections at your medical practice.

A new type of audit may be headed to your medical practice. Make sure you are ready.

Many practices struggle to sustain the changes they made in Stage One. Here's how not to be one of them.

Describing his life of accomplishment, world-renowned pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson advises setting distant goals and resolving to achieve them.

As efforts to combat fraud, waste, and abuse intensify, medical practices are facing more scrutiny. Here are three areas to focus on.

A healthy organization is crucial to success, but many practices are plagued by dysfunction.

Most practices don’t use data that’s available through EHRs, practice management systems, and other technology to their advantage. Here’s how.

Improving physician and staff communication is critical to Patient-Centered Medical Home Success. Here are some tips.